The annual Steam sales have a habit of cruelly forcing me to part with money for games that I don’t need (and yes, I’m aware that technically I don’t ‘need’ any games) . One by-product of this is that my steam account now has more than a dozen games I’ve never played.
There is a player style in many an online shooter which I have started to refer to as the ‘egoist’, these are the people who are, and have been for a while, bringing down the quality of online gaming. In particular, I reference first person shooters. I first saw this phrase appear in a game of Battlefield 2. When a player connected to the server, there was an automatic server side script which analysed that persons’ play statistics and came…
In a new series of features, our crack team of unemployable graduates wonder why they don’t have a rubbish interactive version of some intellectual property, theme or concept. This time: Steph Woor dodges references to dirty hippy flatulence.
It is time for another exciting and completely scientifically accurate battle to decide who comes out on top in the battle of the Nates, with Uncharted’s Nathan Drake taking on Bionic Commando Nathan Spencer.
Ever one for having my finger on the pulse of gaming trends, this article started out as a review of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, a game you all doubtlessly played eight months ago during a barren winter spell that saw countless far more legitimately anticipated titles step aside for little more than whatever the last Call of Duty instalment was.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Star Fox 64, Rayman 2, Metal Gear Solid 3, Super Street Fighter IV, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory: all these games have something in common, namely, they were all critically acclaimed at the time of their individual releases and are all set to be remade for or have already seen re-releases on the Nintendo 3DS. Remakes and remasterings of old games are obviously big business right now – with the 360 and PS3 also…
What is it that we really enjoy about videogames? Great story? Sure. Immersive world? Definitely. A chance to become somebody totally new? Yes, but more than that – they are a chance for us to experience the impossible. Videogames give us a sense of empowerment and that is where the real enjoyment comes from. Good games give us a chance to break the rules – rules that we would never dare test in real life. Take any of the Grand…
So you may have read yesterday that Chris didn’t think much of Terraria, the game that has seemingly taken Steam by storm in a relatively short amount of time. He stated his main problem with the game is that, in his words, he didn’t want to invest the time in the game to get the most out of it. By doing so, I think he’s caused himself incredible disservice. So in an effort to turn him around to the light…
There have been lots of rumours and tidbits of details about Valve goings on over the past few days, it all started with the apparent revelation that Valve will be attending GamesCom later this year in Germany. Rumours ran wild that Valve would be revealing DOTA2 or, say it quietly, maybe even details on the future of the Half-Life franchise.
Terraria isn’t for me, it isn’t my cup of tea. I’ve been playing it for a few hours, and while I am enjoying the basics, when I look at the official Wikipedia for the game, I realise that I don’t want to invest the time required to get the most out of the game.